Suggested Books For Teens

* indicates a series – the first book of each series is listed below the series name

^ indicates the author has writing tips

PRETEENS

*Holly’s Heart – Beverly Lewis

Best Friend, Worst Enemy

*Summerhill Secrets – Beverly Lewis

Whispers Down the Lane

*^The Accidental Detectives – Sigmund Brouwer – http://www.sigmundbrouwer.com/kids/

Lost Beneath Manhattan

*^On the Run – Gordon Korman – http://gordonkorman.com/

Chasing the Falconers

*Kidnapped – Gordon Korman

The Abduction

*Mandie – Lois Gladys Leppard

Mandie and the Secret Tunnel

*Daring Adventures – Peter Doyle

Ambushed in Africa


*Mysteries in our National Parks - Gloria Skurzynski - http://gloriabooks.com/
Wolf Stalker

Shadows on the Sea – Joan Harlow


^The Last of the Really Great Whangdoodles - Julie Andrews Edwards - http://julieandrewscollection.com/
Mandy - Julie Andrews Edwards


^Holes - Louis Sachar - http://www.louissachar.com/
*Wayside School - Louis Sachar
Sideways Stories from Wayside School


^Becoming Naomi Leon - Pam Ryan - http://www.pammunozryan.com/

Poems by Shel Silverstein – http://shelsilverstein.com/indexSite.html

TEENS

*^Gallagher Girls – Ally Carter – http://allycarter.com/ 

I’d tell you I love you, but then I’d have to kill you

*^Cat Royal – Julia Golding – http://www.juliagolding.co.uk/

The Diamond of Drury Lane

*^Undercover Girl – Christine Harris – http://www.christineharris.com/

Secrets

*Sisters of the Quantock Hills – Ruth Elwin Harris

Sarah’s Story

*^Red Rock Mysteries – Jerry B. Jenkins and Chris Fabry – http://www.jerryjenkins.com/

Haunted Waters

*Nancy Drew and the Hardy Boys Super Mysteries – Caroline Keene

Double Crossing

*Hear no Evil – Kate Chester

Death in the Afternoon

*The House of Winslow – Gilbert Morris

The Honorable Imposter

*The Creoles Series – Gilbert and Lynn Morris

The Exiles: Chantel

*The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe – C.S. Lewis

The Magician’s Nephew

*White Dove Romances – Yvonne Lehman – http://www.yvonnelehman.com/

Tornado Alley

*Jennie McGrady Mysteries – Patricia H. Rushford – http://www.patriciarushford.com/

Too Many Secrets

*Elsie Dinsmore – Martha Finley

Elsie Dinsmore

*A Town Called Hope – Catherine Palmer

Prairie Rose

*Shadow Catchers – Sara Mitchell

Trial of the Innocent


*Mrs. Pollifax (ages 14+) - Dorothy Gilman
The Unexpected Mrs. Pollifax 

Ella Enchanted – Gail Carson Levine

The Two Princesses of Bamarre – Gail Carson Levine

Girl in Blue – Ann Rinaldi

Time Enough for Drums – Ann Rinaldi

Annie, Between the States – L.M. Elliott - http://www.lmelliott.com/

Johnny Tremain – Esther Forbes

The Adventures of Tom Sawyer – Mark Twain

The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn – Mark Twain

Zach’s Lie and Jack’s Run – Roland Smith

The Girl who Owned a City – O.T. Nelson


To Kill A Mockingbird - Harper Lee